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Washington Post: Alarmed by the deaths being linked to vaping- a hip trend- Trump’s administration is moving to ban the practice in the States. E-cigarettes and Vapes entered the market with the claim of being the healthier alternative to tobacco smoking. Targets- mainly adolescents- were drawn in with flashy innovations like an expansive range of…

Karachi- In order to combat misinformation related to vaccine, Facebook has launched an in-product education tool that allows its users in Pakistan to connect to information about vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO). This in-product education unit, available in Urdu, will help to connect people to authoritative information about vaccines and will link off-platform…

It’s a call to all the healthcare traders, manufacturers, suppliers and buyers! The three-day, 9th Oman Health Conference is all set to take place from September 23rd to 25th at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre, Muscat, Oman. The Conference aims to address the present and future of the Sultanate’s healthcare sector by offering a…

KARACHI: World Hepatitis Day was recently observed at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) with an appeal to health planners and practicing professionals to work for the elimination of the menace jointly. The theme of celebrating the day for this year is “Finding the Missing Millions.” The primary objective behind observing the day…

KARACHI: Health Experts recently termed Hepatitis B and C are major public health problems for Pakistan, but both can be controlled and cured entirely through advance available treatment facilities in the country. Experts and office-bearers of the Pakistan Society Study of Liver Diseases (PSSLD) stated this during a seminar held to mark World Hepatitis Day…

KARACHI: The UK government’s most extensive Food Fortification Program (FFP) was launched in Sindh to combat malnutrition in Pakistan. The FFP aims to tackle vitamin and mineral deficiencies in the diets of the general public, women and children in particular. By January 2021, as many as 153 flour mills and 44 oil/ghee mills will be…

KARACHI: The UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Eamonn Murphy, recently visited Pakistan for an official visit, where he reiterated the UNAIDS’ commitment to supporting provincial and federal authorities to respond to the HIV outbreak and strengthen the HIV response in the country. “There is a significant amount of work that needs to…

Press Release ISLAMABAD – An international team of experts from WHO Headquarters and the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has arrived in Pakistan to support the response to an outbreak of HIV in Larkana in Sindh province, Pakistan, at the request of the Ministry of Health. The outbreak was first reported on 25 April 2019,…

Johnson and Johnson, one of the world’s largest drug manufacturers, recently came under fire for promoting the ‘opioid epidemic’. Prosecutors have accused Johnson & Johnson for misleading the public by deceptively marketing their painkillers while completely downplaying its negative dependence traits. The company is now on trial in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit by the Oklahoma…

GENEVA: The WHO recently announced the appointment of four new goodwill ambassadors from the fields of sports, politics, and community mobilization to promote healthier lives, stronger health workforces and improved mental health globally. The new ambassadors include Alisson Becker, goalkeeper of the Brazilian national and Liverpool football teams and Dr Natália Loewe Becker, medical doctor…